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the problem was that technology will -- technological. all the institutions of the united states were willing to support the efforts. we understood the problem. what happened since then as we have tried to attack other problems like the war on cancer or dementia or traffic or creating clean energy for the 9 billion people who will be alive on the planet, those characteristics have not been present. people have not wanted to solve some of these big problems. our institutions have collapsed. the problems have sometimes not been technological. we do not know how to solve them. the war on cancer is a hard problem. nixon declared war on cancer around the time we went to the kmoon. despite 45 years of efforts, a reliable cure for all types of cantor has dilute eluded us. we have trivial toys, pleasant enough in their own way -- facebook, twitter, paypal. host: our guest is joining us from boston, jason pontin, editor in chief of the "mit technology review." there's a passage that he just to.luded you write -- "people say there is a paucity of r
the problem was that technology will -- technological. all the institutions of the united states were willing to support the efforts. we understood the problem. what happened since then as we have tried to attack other problems like the war on cancer or dementia or traffic or creating clean energy for the 9 billion people who will be alive on the planet, those characteristics have not been present. people have not wanted to solve some of these big problems. our institutions have collapsed. the...
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Dec 22, 2012
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technology is podcasted. it is time for housing to have a recovery after a five-year be the best five-year depression. there are some good things -- after a five-year depression. host: your paper says economic reports reflect risks. this trend is the glass half full or half empty? you can look at that report and draw a conclusion. two years ago, the president signed an extension of the tax cuts. he said the economy is too fisa to raise taxes on anybody. mr. president -- he said, the town -- the economy is too fragile to raise taxes on anybody. mr. president, the economy is still fragile. host: back to the phones. senator in tennessee on our line for independents. you are on the line. caller: i am independent. regarding the fiscal cliff, i disagree with some of the ideas that you actually concur with. a lot of right-wing people are considered christian conservatives. we cannot apply those two situations such as the fiscal cliff. this is mark 12:41. many who were rich cast in much for the treasury. in this econ
technology is podcasted. it is time for housing to have a recovery after a five-year be the best five-year depression. there are some good things -- after a five-year depression. host: your paper says economic reports reflect risks. this trend is the glass half full or half empty? you can look at that report and draw a conclusion. two years ago, the president signed an extension of the tax cuts. he said the economy is too fisa to raise taxes on anybody. mr. president -- he said, the town -- the...
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think we need to realize that if we set our country on the right path making the right investments in technology and education and really making sure we don't cut the necessary programs that can help us do that growth and so we have to make them a priority and perhaps deprioritize other spending areas we will be able to grow with the global economy . manufacturing has already come back to some degree i know that apple computers are actually moving a couple production facilities back to the united states from china. there's a real key is to make sure that we're continuing to invest in those types of investments and help us compete on a global scale. but we should also realize that it helps us when apple can produce their goods in china in a more cheap efficient manner than we could here because american consumers can get i pods and i phones on a much discounted basis from what it would be if we tried to do it all here. and so if we don't spend all that money on those i phones here that opens up a whole new industry of productivity. for instance, productivities is something people made a lot more
think we need to realize that if we set our country on the right path making the right investments in technology and education and really making sure we don't cut the necessary programs that can help us do that growth and so we have to make them a priority and perhaps deprioritize other spending areas we will be able to grow with the global economy . manufacturing has already come back to some degree i know that apple computers are actually moving a couple production facilities back to the...
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one is the technology and the other is the demand and fundraising. they spend so much time raising money and the do not have time to spend together. everything is different. nothing about the senate is better other than the influx of women. the fact that we have 20 now, which is a record, that makes a big difference. on the other hand, the hyper partisan senate is interesting. a number of people have said over time, boy, the senators must not like your book. they're fine with the book. they do not think much of the senate. [laughter] the frustration is the same as the public's. my sympathy extends to a certain point. have the power to change it. it does not have to be the way that it is. >> i want to go back to a point that he made. what they leave out, it was a tough race. they gave the vote count and everything else. kennedy started working for five years to make sure byrd never becomes majority leader. he interviews a number of people. he does not want to take byrd onto himself. he is looking for a person to take on. a lot of people are predicting
one is the technology and the other is the demand and fundraising. they spend so much time raising money and the do not have time to spend together. everything is different. nothing about the senate is better other than the influx of women. the fact that we have 20 now, which is a record, that makes a big difference. on the other hand, the hyper partisan senate is interesting. a number of people have said over time, boy, the senators must not like your book. they're fine with the book. they do...